In a role reversal of sorts, WJCL/Fox 28 employees have the cameras turned on them for TV Guide network's "Making News: Savannah Style," a 13-episode docu-reality series about the backstage successes and failures of the local dual-news station.

Viewers will see how reporters, anchors and behind-the-scenes folks deal with everything it takes to put on multiple live daily broadcasts.

Currently, WJCL is the lowest-rated ABC affiliate in the nation. It is linked to the local Fox affiliate, Fox 28, which is also a low-rated station.

Beginning in November, a camera crew from the TV Guide network, based in Los Angeles, followed reporters, anchors and the behind-the-scenes workers at the station. Filming wrapped up May 23.

After seriously considering about 25 stations around the nation, WJCL/Fox 28 was chosen because of Savannah's beauty, WJCL's low ratings and its unique position of being a double station, said Kristen Peace, vice president of development, acquisitions & broadband development at TV Guide.

This is the second season for the TV Guide series. Last year, the show covered a local station in Midland, Texas.

Sullivan said the experience of "being covered while we're covering things" has been "splendidly awkward." The experience of being documented every day for several months has taught workers at the station a lot, he said.

"It helped us to bond quicker, argue our cases better, make decisions better," Sullivan said. "Being followed while we go through the process has made us quicker on our feet."

Issues facing the station during the series include equipment problems and outdated technology, a former general manager who is now in a federal prison for stealing money from the station, and reporters who are open about their wish to find other work.

But reporters' dedication to their work is not understated, either; their attitude toward their work, as evidenced in the show, is one of the little engine that could.

"I hope everyone sees that with the deck we're playing with people come together and everyone gives it their all," Davis said.

Sullivan hopes the nation will see the "real picture" of a station that has multiple obstacles, but does what it can each day for a city it cares about.

"What a chance this is," Sullivan said, "to show the nation this beat-up puppy who every day puts a big smile on and moves forward."